On Saturday May 8th, we will held our 4th Annual Sailing For the Future Benefit Regatta. The event partners up our scholastic sailors with CORA (Charleston Ocean Racing Association) boat owners for a day of racing on big boats in the Charleston Harbor.

Twenty five young sailors were aboard ten different boats and the weather was absolutely perfect! We want to thank the CORA boat owners who helped support the event: Arrow, Big Booty, Emocean, Jubilee, Moose Down, More Cowbell, Naut-On-Call, Pigs Fly Too, Tohidu, Wrinkles.

A big thanks to sponsors and donors who help make these events possible: Charleston Sail Loft, West Marine, Charleston Yachting & Threads!

We hope you can join us next year as this event continues to grow and more importantly is FUN! What better way to find summer racing crew? For more pictures from the event, visit us Facebook!

This is a big week in Charleston with our biggest sailing event of the year – Charleston Race Week 2010. Many locals are sailing the event, and several of our highschool teams are making their way south for Highschool Districts. Charleston Community Sailing wishes are local teams Ashley Hall, Wando, Porter-Gaud & Bishop England- GOOD LUCK!

On May 8th, we will hold our 4th Annual Sailing For the Future Regatta. We will partner up with CORA (Charleston Ocean Racing Association) for a day of racing in the harbor, followed by a casual reception & awards.

We are in need of raffle items, if you can help provide an item or support the event, with sponsorship, please call us 843-607-4890.

For now– GOOD LUCK to everyone at Charleston Race Week!!!
4th Annual Sailing For the Future Regatta REGISTRATION

Just confirmed today, the fleet of 6 boats will arrive from OPen Bic after Charleston Race Week. “We are so excited to incorporate these boats into our summer sailing program” says Executive Director, Jessica Koenig. “I think it will be a great way to keep the kids involved in the sport who may not be interested in heading in the racing direction.”

A little Open Bic Information: The fast, planing hull of the O’pen Bic gives a dynamic sailing experience of a true dinghy that heels. Being at the helm of this powerful machine gives you the same excitement normally experienced on a boat for adults. With its 60-foot Open design, including a totally open self draining stern, even capsizing is fun! Young sailors are fully independent on the water and will be proud to sail such a modern-looking and elegant boat, one that both sails and looks like the boat of today’s champions. Check out the Bics and when you sign up for any SUMMER SAILING., you will have the opportunity to sail the BICS!

2010 SUMMER REGISTRATION
Summer is right around the corner, and with that all the planning and coordination of our sailing camps.

This summer Charleston Community Sailing will also be managing the Charleston Yacht Club Jr. Sail Program to run the biggest Junior Sail Program in town. With this new partnership our fleet of boats has more than doubled. We will have 8 Optimists and 2 Open Bics from the ChYC and with the addition of the 6 Open Bics from our grant at the Symposium – that is 8 Open Bics. YEAH! Double the boats = Double the Fun!

Charleston Community Sailing has a great reputation of running excellent summer sailing programs and this summer we are excited to get more youth involved in sailing. We teach classes to Junior sailors ages 8-18 as well as adults, in all levels of sailing instruction from beginner sailor to advanced racer. Experience sailing this summer and learn a sport and building skills to last a lifetime. Our summer programs are open to EVERYONE and we look forward to seeing you out on the water! For more information.

US SAILING hosted its National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS) in League City, Texas the first week of February. NSPS brings together over 200 program directors, school owners, instructors and industry professionals to learn and share. Attendees had the opportunity to network with colleagues, and hear directly from numerous speakers whose expertise will help them improve their sailing programs. Celebrating its 27th anniversary, the five-day symposium was held at the South Shore Resort and Marina, and was presented by LaserPerformance.

BicSport offered two complimentary loaner fleets for the 2010 season to the winners of an essay contest. The winners were – Texas Corinthian Yacht Club and Charleston Community Sailing. Executive Director, Jessica Koenig attended the Symposium and is photographed below with the BicSport Team.